The Project Play Summit is the nation’s premier gathering of leaders building healthy children and communities through sports. On March 24-25, Project Play heads to the Bay Area — the first time the event has been hosted on the West Coast and a world-renowned center for innovation, just the kind of setting leaders from across sectors need to unlock the ideas and innovations to better serve youth. The theme this year is The Path to 63X30, or how we can help the nation get 63% of youth playing sports by the year 2030. Presented by ESPN and hosted by NBA Countdown’s Malika Andrews, featured speakers include author Michael Lewis, the CEOs of the National Recreation and Park Association, the National Federation of State High School Associations, Little League International and more, with a special pre-recorded appearance by Stephen and Ayesha Curry.
Project Play Summit 2025
Note: This is a past event, additional resources may be available below.
Date
Mar 24 – 25 2025
12:00am
12:00am
Location
Bay Area, California
University of California, Berkeley
University of California, Berkeley
Contact
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